Colorado game management unit · herd E-32
Unit 80 elk
Part of the Loqwer Rio Grande herd. 9 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 6 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-M-080-O1-M, took 1 pt for residents.
Draw hunts
9
8 List A · 1 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
20%
2,953 hunters · 600 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
14,860
+33% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
20
herd E-32, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 80
- List A 2nd rifle bull E-M-000-U2-R
- List A 3rd rifle bull E-M-000-U3-R
Draw hunts in Unit 80
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-080-O1-A | Either sex · Archery · 80, 81 | A | 2,000 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 17% |
| E-F-080-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader · 80, 81 | A | 70 | 0 pts | 1 pt | → steady | 26% |
| E-M-080-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader · 80, 81 | A | 115 | 1 pt | 6 pts | → steady | 33% |
| E-F-080-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle | A | 125 | 0 pts | 0 pts | ↓ easier | 10% |
| E-F-080-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle | A | 100 | 0 pts | 1 pt | → steady | 13% |
| E-F-080-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle | A | 100 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 20% |
| E-F-080-P5-R | Cow · Private land only (5) rifle | B | 30 | 0 pts | 1 pt | → steady | 41% |
| E-M-080-O1-R | Bull · 1st rifle · 80, 81 | A | 450 | 1 pt | 3 pts | → steady | 35% |
| E-M-080-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle · 80, 81 | A | 40 | 1 pt | 1 pt | → steady | 15% |
Harvest by year
All seasons and weapons combined, from CPW harvest surveys. 2025 figures add up the hunt-code estimates CPW published, so they leave out over-the-counter hunters.
Discontinued hunts
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-F-080-L1-R | Cow · Late rifle · 80, 81 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | — |